self-deceivingn.
/ˌsɛlfdᵻˈsiːvɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfdəˈsivɪŋ/ The action or an act of deceiving oneself; self-deception.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > self-deception > [noun]
self-deceit1590
self-deceiving1614
self-abusea1616
self-delusion1625
self-deceitfulness1642
self-deception1648
bad faith1947
1614 D. Dyke (title) The mystery of selfe-deceiving.
1668 J. Owen Pract. Expos. 130th Psalm (1669) 165 All their profession is but a miserable self-deceiving.
1734 I. Watts Reliquiæ Juveniles xliii. 158 Thus we begin to learn and practice early this Art of Self-deceiving.
1832 Christian Guardian Oct. 374/1 The forms of the church..may be, and doubtless often are, abused to the self-deceiving of those who thus invoke them.
1884 Lippincott's Mag. Feb. 146/2 With the naïve self-deceiving of a child, you believe, or try to believe, a glimpse of that past is to be vouchsafed to you.
1987 Amer. Literary Realism 19 5 We see repeatedly the deceiving and self-deceiving of Theron, with a steady rise in absurdity and intensity.
2010 A. Furnham & E. Petrova Body Lang. in Business v. 112 Self-deceiving is different from ‘giving a good impression’, and may involve serious lies of omission and commission.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
self-deceivingadj.
/ˌsɛlfdᵻˈsiːvɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfdəˈsivɪŋ/ That convinces himself or herself of the truth of a false or unvalidated feeling, idea, or situation; engaging in or characterized by self-deception.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > self-deception > [adjective]
self-deceiving1597
self-deceived1628
self-deludinga1631
self-deluded1642
self-deceitful1644
self-deceptious1806
self-deceptive1810
1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lx. 132 A selfe-deceiuing vanitie.
1609 S. Grahame Anat. Humors f. 24v Who is a more selfe-deceiving foole in wisedome? or who is a greater Asse? then a Prognostication-maker.
1690 C. Ness Compl. Hist. & Myst. Old & New Test. I. 212 We are poor, empty self-deceiving and self-defiling creatures.
1718 J. Hadow Rec. God 33 It tends to the encouraging of Self-deceiving Hypocrites.
1798 W. Sotheby tr. C. M. Wieland Oberon v. 147 Her self-deceiving hues that never fail, Paint love conceal'd beneath that icy veil.
1827 J. Keble Christian Year II. lxiv. 54 What sadder scene can angels view Than self-deceiving tears.
1865 E. B. Pusey Eirenicon 119 Easy and self-deceiving ways, by which to deny Christ.
1956 A. Wilson Anglo-Saxon Attitudes i. i. 4 His histrionic, self-deceiving temperament.
2002 Sight & Sound Apr. 45/1 A self-deceiving fantasist of the most absolute kind, he's genuinely hurt when his subterfuges are called in question.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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